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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "In dealing with truth we are..."
(a) Immortal.
(b) Fearful.
(c) Noble.
(d) Hesitant.

2. What does Thoreau think Concord should become?
(a) A major railway stop.
(b) A tourist town.
(c) A patron of the fine arts.
(d) A town of historical significance.

3. What plant grows at the edge of the path near the end of May?
(a) The sand cherry.
(b) Johnswort.
(c) Sumach.
(d) Goldenrod.

4. Which book are most men satisfied by reading or having read to them?
(a) Virgil's Aeneid.
(b) The Farmer's Almanac.
(c) Shakespeare's Sonnets.
(d) The Bible.

5. What frequently notifies Thoreau of a passing traveler along the highway?
(a) The smell of a pipe.
(b) The sound of laughter.
(c) Flashing lights.
(d) Footprints and broken tree branches.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far was Thoreau's house from Concord?

2. What is Thoreau's net income from his farm?

3. What man-made device can Thoreau hear from his window?

4. "I wanted to live deeply and..."

5. What are the necessities of life?

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